| Subject | English | French |
| rem.sens. | line of constant scale | ligne d'échelle constante |
| rem.sens. | line of constant scale | isoligne |
| comp., MS | scale break line | ligne de changement d'échelle (A line drawn across a chart area to indicate a significant gap between a high and low range of values on the chart) |
| chem. | scale line | trait (de graduation) |
| IT | scale line | échelle graduée |
| tech. | scale line | échelle graphique |
| fin., polit. | to scale tariff cuts in line with requirements | adapter l'ampleur des réductions tarifaires à des besoins |
| transp., agric. | straight line scale of charges | barème linéaire |
| gen. | writing line scale | échelle de la ligne de frappe |